Study Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Exam preparation lesson 16: Part 2 test: smart study · Set 43 · 40 questions

Study tip (Recall, space, mix): Find the topic: recall, spacing, mixing, notes, flashcards, focus or rest. Techniques that make you retrieve, space and mix usually beat re-reading, cramming and blocks. For sums: review day = day + gap; Pomodoro rounds = minutes ÷ 30; focus minutes = rounds × 25.

1. 1.Which of these hurts learning? (a) a short walk outdoors (b) a glass of water (c) no break for hours (d) a regular bedtime
2. 2.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: a mixed revision quiz? (a) blocked practice (b) interleaving
3. 3.Which of these breaks your focus? (a) TV on in the room (b) a timer on the desk (c) one task at a time (d) phone in another room
4. 4.True or false: “one topic all evening” is interleaving (mixed practice). (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) only fraction sums (b) a mixed revision quiz (c) one chapter’s sums only (d) all area sums together
6. 6.Which of these makes a poor study spot? (a) books within reach (b) a firm chair (c) a cluttered table (d) the same spot daily
7. 7.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) a question on the front (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) the same order always
8. 8.Which of these helps learning? (a) studying all night (b) a new bedtime every day (c) no break for hours (d) screens off before bed
9. 9.🔀 Mixed practice: which method does this question need? Share ₹60 between two friends in the ratio 1 : 2. (a) ratio (b) percentage (c) fractions (d) area
10. 10.Which of these is a poor note-making habit? (a) your own words (b) a look within a day (c) leaving some space (d) copying word for word
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it from memory (b) listening to a recap (c) answering with book shut (d) a blank-page brain dump
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short repeat sessions (c) starting the day before (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
13. 13.📅 You learn a new topic on day 4 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.🪑 Good or poor study spot: phone face-up nearby? (a) a good study spot (b) a poor study spot
15. 15.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 9, and the gap before it was 1 day. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
16. 16.🍅 You finish 5 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes of focus is that?
17. 17.🍅 You finish 6 Pomodoro rounds (25 minutes of focus + a 5-minute break each). How many minutes is that in all, breaks included?
18. 18.📅 Your last review of a topic was on day 14, and the gap before it was 2 days. The next gap is double that. On which day is the next review?
19. 19.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: switching topic each sum? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on in the room (b) a goal for the session (c) notifications off (d) one task at a time
21. 21.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting in yellow (b) looking at the diagrams (c) reading the notes again (d) a blank-page brain dump
22. 22.🧠 Active recall or passive review: teaching it to a sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
23. 23.🧠 Which is a good active-recall question for a chapter on plants? (a) “Read page 12.” (b) “Copy the diagram.” (c) “What do roots do?” (d) “Underline roots.”
24. 24.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: more practice on misses? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) making your own cards (c) more practice on misses (d) one fact per card
26. 26.🔀 Interleaving or blocked practice: one formula, 20 times? (a) interleaving (b) blocked practice
27. 27.📝 In Cornell notes, what goes at the bottom? (a) the date only (b) a drawing (c) a short summary (d) nothing
28. 28.🃏 Good or poor flashcard habit: making your own cards? (a) a good flashcard habit (b) a poor flashcard habit
29. 29.True or false: “How many 1 m square tiles cover a 3 m by 6 m patio?” needs the area method. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 You learn a new topic on day 12 of the holidays and plan to review it 1, 3, 7 and 14 days after that day. On which day is your first review?
31. 31.📝 How do Cornell notes help with active recall? (a) cover notes, use cues (b) they are colourful (c) they are long (d) they need no review
32. 32.True or false: “phone in another room” helps you focus. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is blocked practice (one type only)? (a) one formula, 20 times (b) a shuffled set of sums (c) algebra and area mixed (d) old and new topics mixed
34. 34.Which of these is a good flashcard habit? (a) never testing yourself (b) flipping straight away (c) reading both sides (d) making your own cards
35. 35.🍅 Does this help you focus, or break your focus: a messy desk? (a) breaks your focus (b) helps you focus
36. 36.🧠 Which usually helps you learn more for an exam: quizzing a friend or highlighting lines? (a) quizzing a friend (b) highlighting lines
37. 37.🔀 Interleaving means… (a) skipping hard topics (b) mixing different topics (c) one topic for weeks (d) reading only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) copying the summary (c) looking at the diagrams (d) highlighting in yellow
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading both sides (b) the same order always (c) making your own cards (d) a whole page per card
40. 40.🍅 You want 125 minutes of focused study in 25-minute Pomodoro sessions. How many sessions is that?

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